The space economy at a glance
Subtitle: 2007.
Contributors: Jolly, Claire.; Razi, Gohar.; OECD International Futures Programme.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9789264031098
Subjects: Space in economics; Regional economics
Other titles: Space economy at a glance 2007.; Panorama de l'économie du secteur spatial.
Description: Space applications are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life. Weather forecasting, air traffic control, global communications and broadcasting, disaster management - these and many other key activities would be almost unthinkable today without satellite technology. The space industry itself is relatively small compared to other manufacturing sectors, but its technological dynamism and strategic significance mean that it plays an ever more critical role in modern society. Paradoxically, it also figures among the sectors which are the least developed in terms of robust, internationally comparable statistics and data. This book attempts to rectify that situation by assembling information from a wide range of official and non-official sources. Together these paint a richly detailed picture of the space industry, its downstream services activities, and its wider economic and social impacts.--Publisher's description.
Notes: At head of title: International Futures Programme.

"... prepared by Claire Jolly ... and Gohar Razi"--P. 4.

Also available in French under the title: Panorama de l'économie du secteur spatial.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online version available to subscribers via SourceOECD http://www.sourceoecd.org/926403109X.